On May 29, the ceremony for the 13th Yun Dong-ju Poetry Prize and the 5th Yun Dong-ju Poetry Recitation Contest was held at the Chapel in Theology Hall on Yonsei’s Sinchon Campus. The commemorations also included a special lecture by Professor Yun In-seok (Sunkyunkwan University), a nephew of the poet Yun Dong-ju. In his welcoming address, Yonsei President Jeong Kap-young said: “It is a special year for Yonsei, as we now display the literary works and belongings of the poet Yun Dong-ju in our museum at Yonsei University. It is a great honor to be part of the ceremony this year.” This year was the first time that the Yun Dong-ju Poetry Prize & Recitation Contest included international participants. Nearly 20 contestants from several different nations took part, with three of these participants receiving awards for their high-quality recitations of Yun’s poems. The organizers were very pleased to have such a large international turnout, and they hope to include even more non-Koreans in the years to come. All Yonseians are proud that Yun Dong-ju has become such a vital figure in increasing interest in Korean literature throughout the world. The winning poem in this year’s poetry contest was “Inside Your Mouth,” written by Lee Seo-yon from Myongji University. The examining committee noted the poem’s powerful engagement with human greed and the exploitation of nature. The central figure of the poem, “a boy who is reduced to nothing but teeth after eating himself up,” points to the importance of nature and the beauty of human coexistence with it. Told through the words of a dentist treating the boy’s teeth, “Inside Your Mouth,” according to one committee member, is a poem whose “ideas are fresh and images are fun.” The second-place poems were “Suhwa” by Baek Ji-yon, also from Myongji University, and “Whirlpool Candy” by Shin Ye-eun from Konkuk University. In the recitation contest, first prize went to Jin Yang-wook, the second prizes to Kim Keon-su and Sunday Chihomo Skoni (Tanzania), and the third prizes to Ko Jong-won, Kim Ji-eun, Yun Young-seong, Ishino Hoo (Japan), and Zhang Xiao Bon (China). In his special lecture, “In the Eyes and Hearts of His Family,” Professor Yun In-seok shared experiences from his longstanding engagement with his uncle’s life and works. He began by confessing that he never met his uncle in the flesh, as Yun Dong-ju passed away 11 years before his birth. However, Professor Yun revealed the intimacy he has developed with his uncle through listening to family narratives, reading his works, and researching his life, literature, and personal effects. While he lamented the fact that some of Yun Dong-ju’s belongings from his time in Kyoto, Japan have gone missing, he is hopeful that they will be recovered. He believes that these effects will help to shed greater light on the poet’s life and work.